After Nick Gilbert, the son of the Cavaliers owner, magically won the No. 1 pick for the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers were excited. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 After James left, God seemed to favor the abandoned team and redirect it in a new direction.

On May 27, 2011, the NBA Players' Union formally filed a lawsuit with the U.S. Labor Arbitration Board, accusing the NBA of using intimidation and threats in the new collective bargaining negotiations to force the players' union to sign a new collective bargaining agreement that was unfavorable to the players, which cast a shadow on the opening of the new season on July 1.

In the early morning of June 2, 2011, the legendary center "Big Shark" O'Neal announced his retirement to the outside world through his Twitter, the young man who first entered the league to once became the oldest player in the league, wrote brilliant in his career, and today, everything is over, as one of the greatest centers in NBA history, after 19 years of career, the 39-year-old legendary superstar officially bid farewell to the NBA arena, and later at the NBA All-Star Game, There will never be a big man on the sidelines again.

Although the players' union and the NBA league have yet to reach a contract for a new collective bargaining agreement, the 2011 draft meeting on June 24 is still ahead of schedule.

As the team's new captain, who shares the responsibility of leading the team with Jamison in the new season, Yuan Shu and coach Byron Scott, team general manager David Griffin and team owner Dan Gilbert went to the main venue of the draft, the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

When the Cavaliers arrived at the draft venue, the staff of other teams cast envious glances, because this draft will have a talented point guard known as one in ten years - Kyrie Irving. In the pre-draft discussions, the team has reached a consensus on the top pick, and there is no reason for the team to miss out on the best players of the year. As for the No. 15 pick, the Cavaliers have several options, but no specific decision has been made yet, and it depends on the live draft.

In an anxious wait, Stern finally showed up at the draft, perhaps because of the new labor negotiations, Stern looked a little haggard, and after a brief speech, the 2011 draft officially began.

The Cavaliers, who have the No. 1 pick, made the first selection, and there is no doubt that the Cavaliers selected Kyrie Irving, a point guard from the NCAA fame, who scored a team-high 22 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal in the Jordan Classic last year, and had a game-high 31 points on 8-of-12 shooting in the battle against Michigan State University, second only to JJ Redick's 34 points in 2003. Ranked second in Duke's history as a newcomer in a single game.

However, due to a toe injury, Irving's Duke lost to the University of Arizona in the elite quarterfinals, and in that game, Irving scored 28 points and three assists with an injury.

Although there had been draft disagreements between the Cavaliers coach and general manager about Irving's too few assists before selecting Irving, Yuan Shu knew that the Cavaliers had made the right decision.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have the second overall pick and they selected Derrick Williams, a sophomore from the University of Arizona who can play both the big and small forward positions.

In this year's NCAA competition, it was under the leadership of Derrick Williams that the team defeated the defending champion Duke University led by the champion Irving, so before the draft, there were many media outlets who made Williams the favorite for the top pick.

In this season's NCAA, Derrick Williams averaged 19.5 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, shooting 59.5% from the field, and was the best player in the Pacific Ten League.

Against the University of Memphis, Williams contributed a key block with less than 2 seconds left in the game, and in the sweet round of 16 against the University of Texas, he hit a three-pointer at a critical moment to face Irving's top seed Duke University in the elite quarterfinals, and Williams led the team to a big comeback to advance to the top four.

The Timberwolves are very happy with Derrick Williams' selection.

The Utah Jazz, who had the third pick, hesitated and finally selected the 92-born Turkish insider, Ines Kanter, the talented interior player who played for Fenerbahce FC in the Turkish professional league at the age of 16, and finally luckily became today's scout.

In fact, this year's draft is generally considered by the American media to be a small year for the draft, except for the top two Kyrie Irving and Derrick Williams, there do not seem to be particularly outstanding players among the other players, so the rest of the team has to face a situation of picking.

The Indiana Pacers chose Tristan Thompson from the University of Texas for the fourth appearance, and the explosive interior player quickly became a regular on the team after scoring an astonishing 20 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 5 blocks in his first start for the team.

In 2011, Thompson was selected as the Rookie of the Year in the Big 12 District, selected for the Defensive Team of the Year in the Big 12 District, and also received an honorable mention for the Associated Press All-American Team, which can be described as a glory, but before the draft, the media generally questioned his short height, 2.03 meters barefoot, 2.06 meters in shoes, and the style of playing on the body in the NBA may not be sustainable, but after careful consideration, the Indiana Pacers still selected this player with passion for playing with the fourth pick.

The Toronto Raptors, who came out next, chose 2.13-meter-tall Lithuanian center Jonas Valanciunas with the fifth pick, a player born in '92 who also started his career at the age of 16 and was voted Lithuanian Basketball Man of the Year in 2011.

The Washington Wizards, who made the sixth appearance, chose Czech player Jane Vesely, who is 2.11 meters tall but can play small forward. Not only does Vesely possess the physicality of a top white player, but his possession skills are also very rare compared to a player who is close to 7 feet, but his thin stature and lack of strength and confrontation ability make people doubt his future development, but it is undeniable that Veseli's potential is absolutely limitless.

The Kings, who have the seventh draft pick, chose Bismarck Biyombo, a player from Congo, who is only 2.06 meters tall as a center, but at the Nike Basketball Summit in April this year, Biyombo scored 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks in 28 minutes on behalf of the international team and the United States, which was the first triple-double in the history of the Nike Basketball Summit, and this performance also caught the attention of the Charlotte Bobcats.

When the Kings made the selection, the Bobcats immediately informed the Kings and traded Biyombo, who was selected with the seventh pick.

The Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Hornets and Milwaukee Bucks with the eighth, ninth, and tenth picks selected three point guards in a row: Brandon Knight, Kemba Walker, and Jimmer Fredette.

When the Golden State Warriors, who were the eleventh pick, came to an exhalation as they drafted Washington State University's junior Klay Thompson.

"What's the matter, Yuan, isn't it too stuffy in the venue, if it's uncomfortable, you can go out for a walk and take a breath." Team owner Dan Gilbert asked with concern.

"It's okay, Dan, I just think the Warriors have a good player." Yuan Shu replied.

"Yes, David and I also wanted to use the 15th pick to select this player, but unfortunately the Warriors took the lead in the first step, which is a pity, in this case, it is difficult to say which player to choose with the 15th pick." Gilbert said.

Yuan Shu nodded and continued to watch the draft go on.

Klay Thompson, a three-point sharpshooter, has demonstrated super three-point shooting ability since high school, averaging 21 points per game in his senior year, and led Santa Margarita Catholic High School to the State Division III Championship with a 30-5 record, in the state championship finals, Thompson shot 7 three-pointers, breaking the record in the tournament, and was named the Division III Player of the Year, selected to the Western Regional Team of the Year and EA Sports All-American Team No. 2.

After attending Washington State University, Thompson averaged 12.5 points per game in his freshman season, topped the team in three-point and free-throw shooting percentages, and was named to the Big Ten Rookie of the Year team.

In his sophomore season, Thompson averaged 19.6 points per game, ranked second in the Big Ten Division, became the third-fastest player in the history of the varsity team to score 1,000 points, was named to the First Team of the Year in the Big Ten Division, and was nominated for the John Wooden Award Midseason. In the Greater Alaska Challenge, Thompson scored a record 43 points and was named the Most Outstanding Player, and his 43 points in a single game was also the third-highest in the history of the Washington State team.

In his junior season, Thompson averaged 21.6 points per game to become the leading scorer in the Big Ten Division, and his total score of 733 points set a team record in team history, ranking third on the team's all-time scoring list, and he was once again selected to the First Team of the Big Ten Division, becoming the third player in team history to be selected to the Division First Team twice, in addition, Thompson was also the first player in team history to win the Weekly Player of the Week three times in a single season. In the 2011 Big Ten Championship, Thompson hit eight three-pointers and scored a tournament record of 43 points.

Although Thompson is amazing in three-point shooting, not too many teams paid attention to him before the draft, because there are too many players in the league who are good at and outstanding in three-point shooting, but the Warriors have the wisdom to recruit Thompson and break Yuan Shuy's thoughts.

Thinking about the combination of Vallejo + Yuan Shu + Jamison + Thompson + Irving, Yuan Shu was a little excited, but this was already destined to be impossible.

The Utah Jazz, who had the twelfth pick in their second appearance, chose University of Colorado guard Alec Burks, a sophomore who averaged 20.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in the NCAA this season, making his 779 points the highest in University of Colorado history and ranking first in the Big 12 Conference per game.

The Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets, who played next, selected Markieff Morris and Marcus Morris brothers respectively, and the elder brother Markieff Morris played as a power forward, and Marcus Morris can play two positions as a big and small forward, but mainly plays small forward.

After the Suns and Rockets selected the Morris brothers, it was finally the turn of the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have the 15th draft pick.

But at the moment, the team's general manager David Griffin and coach Byron Scott are still arguing over who to choose, Griffin thinks it would be better to choose Nicola Vucevic from Montenegro, and Scott thinks Iman Shambaugh, who can play multiple positions at the back and on the wing, is a better fit for the current team.

When the two were still arguing fiercely, no one noticed Yuan Shu, who was sitting on the side and looking at the candidate list, and after a while, a look of surprise appeared on Yuan Shu's face.

"This person is so low-key, I actually forgot that he is not inferior to Thompson's player, no, maybe even better than Thompson!" Yuan Shu thought excitedly.

"Kawhi Leonard." Yuan Shu's voice suddenly sounded, interjecting Griffin's conversation with Scott.

Including team owner Dan Gilbert, the three of them looked at Yuan Shu at the same time.

Yuan Shu immediately explained: "Actually, I don't want to interfere in the team's decision-making, but I have a deeper understanding of this player, and he definitely has the ability to become the strongest player in this draft, and his ability is not under Irving." ”

"This player was on our list, and we put him in second choice behind Klay Thompson, but...", team manager David Griffin said and looked silently at Dan Gilbert.

"That's my request, because this player played American football until he was in ninth grade, and he didn't have any formal basketball training, and although he did well in basketball, I like players who have always been interested in it." After Gilbert finished speaking, he pondered for a moment before speaking again, "But if even Yuan is full of praise for this player, then I think it is okay to choose Kehuai." ”

"Great! Yuan, you can really do it, you can convince Dan in one sentence! Griffin couldn't help but praise.

"The Cleveland Cavaliers' 15th pick is..."David Stern paused, glanced at the note, looked up and said, "Kawhi Leonard, a player from San Diego State University!" ”

Leonard jumped up excitedly from his seat, and Yuan Shu's face showed a smile of longing for the future!

Kyrie Irving, Kawhi Leonard, hey, hey, hey, the new season is good! Are the teams in the league ready to tremble?

"Hahaha!" Under the surprised gazes of Gilbert, Griffin, and Scott, Yuan Shu couldn't help but laugh out loud!